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Indians signed OF Jerad Head to a minor league contract.

The Topeka native slapped up a horrifying .327 OPS over 25 plate appearances with the Tribe in 2011 and hasn't been seen at the big league level since. He'll function as organizational depth. Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:07:00 PM

Nationals signed OF Jerad Head to a minor league contract.

The 30-year-old outfielder hit .268/.353/.451 with 12 homers and 38 RBI in 85 games for the Tigers Triple-A affiliate in 2012. He'll serve as organizational depth at the minor league level for the Nationals. Sat, Jan 26, 2013 07:18:00 PM

Tigers assigned OF Jerad Head, C Brayan Holaday and OF Matt Young to minor league camp.

None of the three were expected to crack the Tigers' Opening Day roster. Head was 2-for-13 with three walks and three strikeouts this spring in the Grapefruit League. Tue, Mar 20, 2012 08:38:00 AM

Tigers signed OF Jerad Head to a minor league contract.

Head, 29, registered a cool .864 OPS and 24 home runs in 114 games this year at the Triple-A level. He'll function as organizational outfield depth for the Tigers in 2012. Tue, Nov 29, 2011 10:48:00 AM

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The 30-year-old outfielder hit .268/.353/.451 with 12 homers and 38 RBI in 85 games for the Tigers Triple-A affiliate in 2012. He'll serve as organizational depth at the minor league level for the Nationals.

Head, 28, posted a solid .864 OPS and 24 home runs in 114 games at the Triple-A level this season, earning a couple of promotions to the major leagues. But he won't have a major league roster spot to open 2012.

Indians purchased the contract of OF Jerad Head from Triple-A Columbus.

The Tribe wanted another body for the outfield after Trevor Crowe went down with a shoulder injury. Head went 2-for-23 (.087) at the plate earlier this season with the Indians and doesn't figure to see much playing time over the final few games.

Jerad Head went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in the loss to the Athletics on Thursday.

The Indians opted to keep Head around for a longer look when they needed a roster spot earlier this week. So far, he's gone 1-for-15 with four strikeouts and no walks. He's already 28, so this is probably going to be his only chance to capitalize on a major league opportunity. It needs to happen soon.

Indians purchased the contract of OF Jerad Head from Triple-A Columbus.

Head, 27, was having a nice year at Columbus, batting .284/.338/.526 with 24 homers and 70 RBI over 422 at-bats. He's capable of playing all over the diamond but will be used as outfield depth for the injury-riddled Tribe.

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Michael Brantley (shoulder) is slated to resume swinging a bat in late December.

Brantley had a lost 2016 season following a pair of shoulder surgeries, but the hope is that he's ready for the beginning of spring training. Still, he has to be considered a major question mark heading into 2017.

Cody Anderson underwent an arthroscopic debridement of his right elbow on Wednesday.

Anderson is expected to begin throwing in eight weeks and should be fine for the start of spring training next February, though he'll face an uphill battle for an Opening Day roster spot after registering a rough 6.68 ERA and 1.62 WHIP across 60 2/3 innings (nine starts, 10 relief appearances) for the Indians in 2016. Maybe the elbow was to blame.